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Pronunciation: /astrocyte*/

astrocyte

Definition

A large, star-shaped cell that holds nerve cells in place and helps them develop and work the way they should. An astrocyte is a type of glial cell.

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vitamin B6

Fluoroplex

first-line therapy

CA 15-3

Turalio

stereotactic external-beam radiation therapy

duodenum

denial

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adefovir dipivoxil

cystemustine

osugacestat

Chinese herbal formulation LC09

personalized neoantigen plasmid DNA melanoma vaccine EVX-02

gallium Ga 68-labeled DOTA Di-HSG peptide IMP-288

mesenchymal stromal cells-derived exosomes with KRAS G12D siRNA

copper Cu 64 FAP-2286

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penetrance

genetic predisposition

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

missense mutation

clinical validity

susceptibility gene mutation

tumor suppressor gene

consanguinity

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